The course is designed for part-time non-degree education of shipbrokers at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria. The basic aim of the course is to give a fundamental understanding of the economic theory of shipping and international trade, to develop analytical skills and to relate theory with empirical evidence.
A Guide to Microeconomic Thinking – a complete introductory course in microeconomics, built around the e-textbook by Prof. Dimitar Kanev. Twelve chapters take you from scarcity and opportunity cost to markets, firms, and market failures.
- The textbook – 12 chapters with 54 figures and the key concepts of every chapter.
- Model Lab – 32 interactive models: move the curves, change the parameters, and predict what happens before you see it.
- Exercises for Self-Study – 120 problems with worked solutions; numerical answers are checked as you go.
- Glossary – 457 concepts, each linked to the section of the book that explains it.
- Tests – a practice test for every chapter and a final test of 30 questions drawn from a bank of 840.
- Author: Prof., D.Ec.Sc., Ph.D. Dimitar Kanev
- Author: Belora Petrova